Those who read unfavorable group history become less willing to apologize
Evidence
For the measure of collective guilt, the only signiļ¬cant effect was a main effect of identiļ¬cation; low identiļ¬ers scored higher on collective guilt scale than did high identiļ¬ers. For the measure of willingness to apologize, there was again a main effect of identiļ¬cation; low identiļ¬ers expressed greater agreement than high identiļ¬ers with the idea of making a group apology. There was also a main effect of the history manipulation on willingness to apologize; those participants who read the unfavorable passage were less likely to agree with the idea of apologizing than were those who read the other two versions. Finally, Protestantsā agreement that their group should apologize for past wrongs was mediated by their feelings of collective guilt for these past actions. ā Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1358
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Escalating conflict reduces in-group acknowledgment of past wrongdoings ā Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt: Modesā¦, 130; Reading about in-group atrocities suppresses concern for harm and fairness ā Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, andā¦, 2135; Conflict escalation lowers group-based guilt and raises exonerating cognitions over time. ā Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt: Modesā¦, 87
Broader Connections
- Reading about in-group atrocities suppresses concern for harm and fairness
#corroborates(0.85) ā Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, andā¦, 2135 - Escalating conflict reduces in-group acknowledgment of past wrongdoings
#expands(0.82) ā Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 130 - Conflict escalation lowers group-based guilt and raises exonerating cognitions over time.
#expands(0.80) ā Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 87